Davide Moscardelli
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Davide Moscardelli is an Italian footballer
who plays for Serie A
club Chievo
.
Moscardelli had spent 7 seasons in Serie B and scored 75 goals. He was nicknamed Battigol as he was compared with Gabriel Batistuta
during his stay with Serie B teams.
, Belgium
, Moscardelli started his career with an Italian amateur club from Maccarese, Fiumicino, Lazio, which played in Promozione Lazio
(1997–2000, 7th level) and Eccellenza Lazio
(2000–01, 6th level). He scored 20 league goals in 27 league games with his new team Guidonia Montecelio
in 2001–02 Eccellenza Lazio season. However he also made the team deducted 10 points as the team fielded him despite disqualified . The team still promoted despite heavy penalty, as the club beaten Umbria
n side Deruta
in Eccellenza national promotion play-offs, as one of the 7 winners.
His efficiency made Serie A side Chievo
offered him a professional contract but farmed him to Serie C2 side Sangiovannese
in co-ownership
deal. With the Tuscany
based team, he scored an average 0.5 goals per league games. In June 2003, Sangiovannese bought him outright, but sold him to Serie B side Triestina
.
based team, he partnered with Denis Godeas
and they scored 26 goals in total, exceed half of the team scored. Moscardelli himself netted 16 times in 42 Serie B games. In the next season he played less regularly (36 games) and scored 7 Serie B goals, while his partner Godeas scored 14 times and substitute Alessandro Tulli
scored 5 times. Triestina finished just above the relegation zone and enter the playoff for relegation tie-breaker and the team won 4–0 to Vicenza
in aggregate. Moscardelli substituted Tulli in the second half of the first leg of the playoff and he did not play the second leg.
At the start of season, Eder Baù
partnered with Godeas in 2005–06 Coppa Italia first match, and Moscardelli replaced Dino Baggio
in the second half, that match the Trieste
based team lost 0–3 to Padova
. He was sold near the start of Serie B first round, co-currently the team signed Isah Eliakwu
from Internazinoale
.
Moscardelli joined Serie B newcomer Rimini
on 27 August. In his first season with Rimini, he rotated with Simone Motta
and Sergio Floccari
for the 2 strikers place until January Floccari departed. He scored in his club debut on 10 September, that match he partnered with Motta and Moscardelli scored 1 goals; after Moscardelli was substituted by Floccari, Motta scored 2 more goals in 85 and 95 minutes and made Rimini won 4-2 against Catanzaro
. He scored 6 goals in 31 games.
In the next season, Rimini signed keeper Samir Handanovič
, strikers Jeda
and Alessandro Matri
(which later all became regular in Serie A), the team made a break though, finished as the 5th, while Moscardelli and Matri mainly as backup, made 11 and 10 start respectively. Despite only made 11 starts, he scored 9 goals and Matri 4.
At the start of 2007–08 Serie B season, he played twice for Rimini at 2007–08 Coppa Italia, scored 1 goal. He played both matches as second half substitutes. However, in August 2007 he was sold to fellow Serie B team Cesena
(and regional rival, both in Romagna
) in another co-ownership deal. At Cesena, Moscardelli played 40 Serie B matches as starter. He partnered with Andrea Ferretti
, Milan Đurić and Daniele Paponi
(since January) and scored 15 goals, but Cesena finished bottom and relegated, with the fewest goal scored.
In June 2008, Rimini bought him back and re-sold to Piacenza
in another co-ownership deal (also another Emilia–Romagna team),. He signed a 3-year contract and to replace the void of Daniele Cacia
. With the Emilia
side, Moscardelli secured a place in the forward role, and partnered with Emanuele Ferraro
, Mattia Graffiedi
, Tomás Guzmán
and/or Jonathan Aspas
in 3 strikers role, which Moscardelli mainly as centre forward and other mainly as wing forward/supporting strikers. That season Piacenza finished in mid-table and neither scored a double figure.
In 2009–10 season, Moscardelli's one of the partner was often fixed to Simone Guerra
which Moscardelli scored 14 league goals. That season Piacenza only scored 40 goals and finished as the 15th out of 22 teams.
In June 2010, Rimini decided to give up the remain 50% rights to Piacenza. He started in the pre-season friendlies.
after Chievo failed to sign Riccardo Meggiorini
and Matteo Ardemagni
to partner with their flagship striker Sergio Pellissier
as Erjon Bogdani
and Elvis Abbruscato
were released and only Pablo Granoche
and Marcos de Paula were available. Piacenza also re-signed Daniele Cacia
, made Moscardelli's starting place became uncertain. As part of the deal, Chievo loaned Alessandro Sbaffo
(with a pre-set price to buy) and Cesare Rickler to the Emilia–Romagna; Chievo did not announced the contract length of the player.
Moscardelli made a good start in his second spells with the Veneto
side. He scored on his Serie A debut, a 2–1 won against Catania
on 29 August 2010. In the next match, He scored a goal in an away match that won Genoa
3–1. However, he soon shared the starting place with Cyril Thereau
, another forward, except the absent of Pellissier. They became partner on the front when Pellissier was absent.
As he made his Serie A debut, his former clubs claimed Chievo to pay a special training compensation called "Premio alla carriera", but Chievo refused, however FIGC awarded Maccarese €54,000 (3 seasons), San Cesareo €36,000 (2 seasons) and Romulea €18,000 (1 season). In July 2011 he extended his contract to 30 June 2013.
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who plays for Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
.
Moscardelli had spent 7 seasons in Serie B and scored 75 goals. He was nicknamed Battigol as he was compared with Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta , nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the tenth top scorer of all-time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches...
during his stay with Serie B teams.
Early career
Born in MonsMons
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, Belgium
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, Moscardelli started his career with an Italian amateur club from Maccarese, Fiumicino, Lazio, which played in Promozione Lazio
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
(1997–2000, 7th level) and Eccellenza Lazio
Eccellenza Lazio
Eccellenza Lazio is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Lazio, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups . The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes second also have the chance to gain promotion, they are entered into a...
(2000–01, 6th level). He scored 20 league goals in 27 league games with his new team Guidonia Montecelio
A.C.D. Guidonia Montecelio
Associazione Calcio Dilettantistica Guidonia Montecelio is an Italian association football club located in Guidonia Montecelio, Lazio.It in the season 2010-11, from Serie D group G relegated, in the play-out, to Eccellenza Lazio, where it plays in the current season.Its colors are yellow and...
in 2001–02 Eccellenza Lazio season. However he also made the team deducted 10 points as the team fielded him despite disqualified . The team still promoted despite heavy penalty, as the club beaten Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
n side Deruta
A.S. Deruta
Associazione Sportiva Deruta is an Italian association football club located in Deruta, Umbria. It currently plays in Serie D.-External links:*...
in Eccellenza national promotion play-offs, as one of the 7 winners.
His efficiency made Serie A side Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
offered him a professional contract but farmed him to Serie C2 side Sangiovannese
A.C. Sangiovannese 1927
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica SanGiovanniValdarno is an Italian association football, based in San Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany.It currently plays in Eccellenza Tuscany....
in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal. With the Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
based team, he scored an average 0.5 goals per league games. In June 2003, Sangiovannese bought him outright, but sold him to Serie B side Triestina
U.S. Triestina Calcio
Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...
.
Serie B teams
With the Venezia GiuliaJulian March
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based team, he partnered with Denis Godeas
Denis Godeas
Denis Godeas is an Italian footballer who plays for U.S. Triestina Calcio as a striker.-Football career:Godeas started his career at U.S...
and they scored 26 goals in total, exceed half of the team scored. Moscardelli himself netted 16 times in 42 Serie B games. In the next season he played less regularly (36 games) and scored 7 Serie B goals, while his partner Godeas scored 14 times and substitute Alessandro Tulli
Alessandro Tulli
Alessandro Tulli is an Italian footballer who plays for Piacenza at Serie B.Tulli started his career at A.S. Roma youth system. He was loaned to various Serie B clubs before U.S. Lecce signed him in join-ownership bid on 31 August 2006, for €250,000.On 31 January 2008, Piacenza bought another half...
scored 5 times. Triestina finished just above the relegation zone and enter the playoff for relegation tie-breaker and the team won 4–0 to Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
in aggregate. Moscardelli substituted Tulli in the second half of the first leg of the playoff and he did not play the second leg.
At the start of season, Eder Baù
Eder Baù
Eder Baù is an Italian footballer.Baù started his career at A.C. Milan. He was loaned to Triestina at Serie C1 in summer 2001. Following Triestina's promotion to Serie B, the club bought half of his license and later his full license in summer 2005...
partnered with Godeas in 2005–06 Coppa Italia first match, and Moscardelli replaced Dino Baggio
Dino Baggio
Dino Baggio is a retired Italian football defensive midfielder. He has 60 caps at international level for the Italian national team.-Clubs and achievements:...
in the second half, that match the Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
based team lost 0–3 to Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
. He was sold near the start of Serie B first round, co-currently the team signed Isah Eliakwu
Isah Eliakwu
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from Internazinoale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
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.
Moscardelli joined Serie B newcomer Rimini
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....
on 27 August. In his first season with Rimini, he rotated with Simone Motta
Simone Motta
Simone Motta is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro club Triestina, on loan from Novara.Motta spent most of his career in Italian lower divisions, scored 80 goals in Lega Pro Prima Divisione; 32 goals in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and 23 goals in Serie B...
and Sergio Floccari
Sergio Floccari
Sergio Floccari is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Parma.-Early career:...
for the 2 strikers place until January Floccari departed. He scored in his club debut on 10 September, that match he partnered with Motta and Moscardelli scored 1 goals; after Moscardelli was substituted by Floccari, Motta scored 2 more goals in 85 and 95 minutes and made Rimini won 4-2 against Catanzaro
F.C. Catanzaro
Catanzaro Calcio 2011 is an Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria.The club were founded in 1929 as Catanzarese, then changed their denomnation to Unione Sportiva Catanzaro in 1946, shortly after the end of the World War II and in 2006 to Football Club Catanzaro...
. He scored 6 goals in 31 games.
In the next season, Rimini signed keeper Samir Handanovič
Samir Handanovic
Samir Handanovič, is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Udinese and the Slovenian national team. He is well known for his ability to save pentalies...
, strikers Jeda
Jedaias Capucho Neves
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and Alessandro Matri
Alessandro Matri
Alessandro Matri is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.-Milan:...
(which later all became regular in Serie A), the team made a break though, finished as the 5th, while Moscardelli and Matri mainly as backup, made 11 and 10 start respectively. Despite only made 11 starts, he scored 9 goals and Matri 4.
At the start of 2007–08 Serie B season, he played twice for Rimini at 2007–08 Coppa Italia, scored 1 goal. He played both matches as second half substitutes. However, in August 2007 he was sold to fellow Serie B team Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...
(and regional rival, both in Romagna
Romagna
Romagna is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna. Traditionally, it is limited by the Apennines to the south-west, the Adriatic to the east, and the rivers Reno and Sillaro to the north and west...
) in another co-ownership deal. At Cesena, Moscardelli played 40 Serie B matches as starter. He partnered with Andrea Ferretti
Andrea Ferretti
Andrea Ferretti is an Italian footballer. He plays as a striker, currently with Spezia.-History:...
, Milan Đurić and Daniele Paponi
Daniele Paponi
Daniele Paponi is an Italian footballer who plays currently for Bologna.-Career:Paponi started his career with Ancona, playing into the biancorossi youth ranks...
(since January) and scored 15 goals, but Cesena finished bottom and relegated, with the fewest goal scored.
In June 2008, Rimini bought him back and re-sold to Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
in another co-ownership deal (also another Emilia–Romagna team),. He signed a 3-year contract and to replace the void of Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia is an Italian football player. He currently plays for U.S. Lecce.Cacia was team leading goalscorer for Piacenza in 2005-06 and 2006-07 season, after the loan spell at Pistoiese of Serie C1....
. With the Emilia
Emilia (region of Italy)
Emilia is a historical region of northern Italy which approximately corresponds to the western and north-eastern portions of today’s Emilia-Romagna region...
side, Moscardelli secured a place in the forward role, and partnered with Emanuele Ferraro
Emanuele Ferraro
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, Mattia Graffiedi
Mattia Graffiedi
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, Tomás Guzmán
Tomás Guzmán
Tomás Guzmán fullname Tomás Andrés Guzmán Gaetan is a Paraguayan football striker who plays for Piacenza in Serie B in Italy.-Career:...
and/or Jonathan Aspas
Jonathan Aspas
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in 3 strikers role, which Moscardelli mainly as centre forward and other mainly as wing forward/supporting strikers. That season Piacenza finished in mid-table and neither scored a double figure.
In 2009–10 season, Moscardelli's one of the partner was often fixed to Simone Guerra
Simone Guerra
Simone Guerra is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Piacenza.Born in Piacenza, Emilia–Romagna, Guerra spent entire professional career with his hometown club Piacenza Calcio.-Piacenza:...
which Moscardelli scored 14 league goals. That season Piacenza only scored 40 goals and finished as the 15th out of 22 teams.
In June 2010, Rimini decided to give up the remain 50% rights to Piacenza. He started in the pre-season friendlies.
Chievo
In August 2010, he was sold to Serie A side ChievoA.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
after Chievo failed to sign Riccardo Meggiorini
Riccardo Meggiorini
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and Matteo Ardemagni
Matteo Ardemagni
Matteo Ardemagni is an Italian association football forward currently playing for Atalanta.A product of Milan's youth team, he has made a few appearances as a substitute for their Serie A team...
to partner with their flagship striker Sergio Pellissier
Sergio Pellissier
Sergio Pellissier is an Italian football striker. He is the captain of Italian Serie A club Chievo, where he has been since 2000.-Club:...
as Erjon Bogdani
Erjon Bogdani
Erjon Bogdani , is an Albanian football striker. Bogdani plays for A.C. Cesena, in Italian Serie A and the Albanian national team.-Early Years:...
and Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato
Elvis Abbruscato is an Italian football forward who currently plays for Vicenza.His career started in 1998 when he played for A.C. Reggiana 1919, Hellas Verona F.C., A.S. Livorno Calcio, Triestina and A.C. Arezzo. In January 2006 he was loaned to Torino, where he remained for one season and a half...
were released and only Pablo Granoche
Pablo Granoche
Pablo Mariano Granoche Louro is an Uruguayan football player, in the role of striker, currently playing for Novara, on loan from Chievo.-Career:...
and Marcos de Paula were available. Piacenza also re-signed Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia
Daniele Cacia is an Italian football player. He currently plays for U.S. Lecce.Cacia was team leading goalscorer for Piacenza in 2005-06 and 2006-07 season, after the loan spell at Pistoiese of Serie C1....
, made Moscardelli's starting place became uncertain. As part of the deal, Chievo loaned Alessandro Sbaffo
Alessandro Sbaffo
Alessandro Sbaffo is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for Ascoli, on loan from Chievo.He made his Serie A debut for Chievo Verona on 28 March 2010 in a game against Parma-External links:* *...
(with a pre-set price to buy) and Cesare Rickler to the Emilia–Romagna; Chievo did not announced the contract length of the player.
Moscardelli made a good start in his second spells with the Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
side. He scored on his Serie A debut, a 2–1 won against Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
on 29 August 2010. In the next match, He scored a goal in an away match that won Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
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3–1. However, he soon shared the starting place with Cyril Thereau
Cyril Théréau
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, another forward, except the absent of Pellissier. They became partner on the front when Pellissier was absent.
As he made his Serie A debut, his former clubs claimed Chievo to pay a special training compensation called "Premio alla carriera", but Chievo refused, however FIGC awarded Maccarese €54,000 (3 seasons), San Cesareo €36,000 (2 seasons) and Romulea €18,000 (1 season). In July 2011 he extended his contract to 30 June 2013.